to think alone. “After the ‘surrender’ of his mind, the only action left is the surrender of his ‘inner heart’, (p. 283), which demands that Winston love not Julia but Big Brother.”(Lee, p 146) Winston’s mind is now the property of the state. The power the government possesses over their citizens is evident in both novels. The ability to change a person’s thinking process, is a violation of one’s personal freedom. The unequal share of power in a society results only in unfair animosity brought out in the people. Alex and Winston are victims of their actions as well as their oppressive officials. If Alex wasn’t such a violent, obnoxious teenager and if Winston wasn’t such an anti-believer they wouldn’t have experienced what they did. When laws cannot restrain citizens, new modes of operation are added. These modes are steps towards a Utopian society. But resistance and stubbornness increase the effort of Alex and Winston to repel against what they are forced into....
